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Puget Sound salmon

Aging dam in Washington State a death trap for spawning fish

Environment

A lot of time an energy has gone into rebuilding the fish stocks in Washington State, with some success. But on the White River, there’s an aging dam that was never designed to allow fish to migrate and spawn. Now, a local Indian tribe says fish are dying by the thousands.

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The Point of No Return Series, Part 4: Salmon Saga

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Salmon Fishing Heritage

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Point of No Return, Part II: Salmon in the City

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Chinook Salmon Scarcity Marks Puget Sound Wake-Up Call

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Salmon in Idaho

Dams on the Colorado River and its tributaries have disrupted the annual salmon run. Despite a billion dollars spent by the government to help the fish, few salmon survive the trip back to their freshwater birthplaces to spawn. Jyl Hoyt reports.

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The Point of No Return, Part III: Salmon Saga

The story of one salmon, and its journey from the high mountain streams of the northwest to the far reaches of the Pacific Ocean and back again, as told by producer Sandy Tolan, with original music by Dorothy Wang. It’s the final installment in our series “The Point of No Return: Salmon and Society in […]

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Point of No Return, Part II: Salmon in the City

Steve Curwood reports on Seattle’s battle over endangered salmon. For the first time in the history of the Endangered Species Act, entire urban areas have come under the aegis of the act as several salmon runs that pass through Seattle and neighboring Portland, Oregon have been added to the list of protected species. Some fear […]

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Salmon Fishing Heritage

In the Pacific Northwest, sport fishing is both big business and a family affair. We hear from Liz Hamilton, executive director of the Northwest Sport Fishing Industry Association, about catching her first salmon and how it changed her life.